Kent County, Maryland: Industrial Catholic Metro county. In 2024, voted R+3%. Democratic peak: D+80 in 1912.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+3MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Industrial Catholic MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 19,3462024 5-year
- Median household income
- $80,1472024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 77.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 14.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 5.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+80 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+30 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Warren County, NY · similarity 0.94
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Kent CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Kent County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
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Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | +3.1% |
| 1896 | −9.4% |
| 1900 | No data |
| 1904 | No data |
| 1908 | No data |
| 1912 | +80.2% |
| 1916 | +5.9% |
| 1920 | +3.3% |
| 1924 | +12.8% |
| 1928 | −6.2% |
| 1932 | +23.4% |
| 1936 | +7.0% |
| 1940 | +6.6% |
| 1944 | +2.1% |
| 1948 | +0.7% |
| 1952 | −18.7% |
| 1956 | −22.4% |
| 1960 | −2.9% |
| 1964 | +34.4% |
| 1968 | −11.1% |
| 1972 | −29.8% |
| 1976 | +6.5% |
| 1980 | +1.5% |
| 1984 | −23.8% |
| 1988 | −12.4% |
| 1992 | −0.0% |
| 1996 | +2.2% |
| 2000 | −6.5% |
| 2004 | −6.7% |
| 2008 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | −0.3% |
| 2016 | −3.0% |
| 2020 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | −2.8% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 5,251 | 5,561 | 11,128 | ||
| D | 5,329 | 5,195 | 10,794 | ||
| R | 4,575 | 4,876 | 9,880 | ||
| R | 4,842 | 4,870 | 9,904 | ||
| D | 4,953 | 4,905 | 10,020 | ||
| R | 4,278 | 4,900 | 9,285 | ||
| R | 3,627 | 4,155 | 8,085 | ||
| D | 3,207 | 3,055 | 6,998 | ||
| R | 3,093 | 3,094 | 7,628 | ||
| R | 2,925 | 3,761 | 6,732 | ||
| R | 2,390 | 3,897 | 6,323 | ||
| D | 2,986 | 2,889 | 6,304 | ||
| D | 3,211 | 2,821 | 6,032 | ||
| R | 2,168 | 4,036 | 6,271 | ||
| R | 2,243 | 2,946 | 6,335 | ||
| D | 4,113 | 2,008 | 6,121 | ||
| R | 3,079 | 3,264 | 6,343 | ||
| R | 2,378 | 3,747 | 6,125 | ||
| R | 2,504 | 3,656 | 6,171 | ||
| D | 2,524 | 2,489 | 5,048 | ||
| D | 2,454 | 2,351 | 4,805 | ||
| D | 3,014 | 2,639 | 5,681 | ||
| D | 2,931 | 2,543 | 5,507 | ||
| D | 2,370 | 1,468 | 3,854 | ||
| R | 2,450 | 2,777 | 5,257 | ||
| D | 2,628 | 2,019 | 4,749 | ||
| D | 3,034 | 2,838 | 5,886 | ||
| D | 1,886 | 1,673 | 3,607 | ||
| D | 3,731 | 1,021 | 3,380 | ||
| — | 3,843 | 1,939 | 39 | ||
| — | 4,573 | 1,841 | 46 | ||
| — | 2,076 | 2,426 | 7 | ||
| R | 1,980 | 2,399 | 4,465 | ||
| D | 2,009 | 1,886 | 3,990 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
17.2%
Irish
17.1%
German
15.4%
American
6.5%
Italian
5.9%
Polish
3.3%
Scottish
2.3%
African American
11.2%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 48.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$80,147
Kent County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Kent County$80,147
Maryland$103,678
United States$80,734
Kent County ranks in the top 25% of US counties by median household income.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
9.7%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.3%
Working age (18–64)8.4%
Seniors (65+)9.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.0%
speak English only
Spanish3.2%
Other Indo-European1.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 61.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Kent County, perched on the upper Eastern Shore with fewer than 20,000 residents, has trended competitive despite Maryland's statewide lean — its 2024 presidential margin of R+2.8 reflects a rural Chesapeake electorate that doesn't mirror the state's broader pattern.
Its margins are typically close. The Democratic margin reached eighty points in 1912; the Republican margin reached thirty points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was three points.
Its demographics sit near national norms: a 77% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $80,147, and a 10% poverty rate. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Warren County and Warren County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Kent County, Maryland vote in 2024?
In 2024, Kent County, Maryland voted Republican by 2.8 points (R+3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 11,128 votes cast, 5,251 went Democratic and 5,561 went Republican.
What is Kent County, Maryland's political typology?
Akashic places Kent County, Maryland in the "Industrial Catholic Metro" typology — Mid-size industrial metros with Catholic ethnic roots — among the most competitive, swing-prone ground in the country. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 16 times, Republican 15 times, and other 0 times.
When did Kent County, Maryland last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Kent County, Maryland voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Kent County, Maryland?
Kent County, Maryland has a population of 19,346 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Kent County, Maryland?
Median household income in Kent County, Maryland is $80,147 — below the national median of $80,734. The Maryland state median is $103,678.
What is the political history of Kent County, Maryland?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Kent County, Maryland from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The county's typology — "Industrial Catholic Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.